The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-12
FOES OF STRONG DRINK
SECOND DAY OF THE wOMAN'S
TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.


Senator Pringle's Views on Prohibi
ton The Work Among Colored
People Physiological Instruction ir
the Public Scholastic Programme
To-Day.
The Woman's Christian Temperanot
Union began its second days session yestnr-
day morning at Masonic Hall The reports
of delegates, which were not completed On
Tuesday, were taken up.
A Juvenile Union was recently stablishe1
at Chipley, and also two Bands of Hopa.
Both are very successful, and the members
are greatly encouraged in their work.
At first they encountered some OPPOSITION
but they finally won. Rev. Mn. Price
was introduced to the convenuon. ansl
also Mr. r. B. Reppard The Istfsr
gave a very interesting account of ten nsf-
ance work at Monteagle, Tenn Nh
Chaplin also gave a brief but vesy interest
ing account of her work at Monteagl4. md
was applauded for her vigoropG ol{sl1pght
on intemperance.
Rev. Mr.. Christian and Rev. M c:eId-
well were then introduced, aftSr rrhich
Miss Rutherford Corresponding SBcfetary
of the Savannah Union, read her report.
THE WORK IN sAvANNA5Es
For various causes, amon9 flr ABSENCE
from the city of some of tho due officers
and the resignation of otheTN QN{Fx& portion
of the years work could well fH reborted.
The average attendance at. tk6 5feel<ly meet
ings was good, several soeith were held,
and other methods were ad1r5ed 10 get the
young people interested Ut ~ addresses
were delivered by pronlises1f .1.tnpeeance
workers under the auST'ic3< u Tie union.
and large amount Ct ~nlce litera-
ture was distributed n I|jortance of
the free night school ~ was urged
and the necessity for lu1S061k M was fully
explained The Band a. NZnY3e was reor-
ganized under the Mare II the I oval Tenn
perance Legion, an tSrh the active
cooperation of thesXonr,~ WCmen's Chris
tan Temperance unfoh <<l,ich has taken
charge of it more r2r<i{n1lSr1y. it bids fair
to live a long life -. fS,aplish ,nrch
The Jail work is ua1er< beet supervision
of Mrs Webb tbs President. and
through her efforfs The, urisoners have been
supplied with test1nesfs, religious tracts
and other readfne "a Weekly visitations
were made and feliTi(rSs Exercises were held.
in which the brisolIers Joined. The hos,
pitfalls were aIso visit36 and reading matter
was distributsd to the natien+s
Macon was repof<z a rs being well on the
temperance hiQhWkv. The union there has
distributed large mount of temperance
literature At Tia Sfate Fair in October
$500 were cleared ~ The TEMPERANCE booth.
Much perstnaI Wnrk has been done there and
the interxt = rroN nc.
MAcx}nsN s,x rpv ,1,,c, soorrrv
- 9z3. W. A-'u
M Ang report was read by
AZ; a - =, giving history OF the
Sa,'a,,si = ~. o0cleOy al macon MI;
soc;atsr lhe proJector OF inns mover
s,.,.at, was wei SHOWN as oIIlnano, Dut
tjtsSlc genius! anu Ihe nlsG suggestion OIL
Wal ~ e a. P"i
Even The Woman,s Christian Temperance
{ Union could not indorse such an idea at
first. blt later accented and fully Endorsed
It with good results as far as tried. .Jemi-
son Division No |. of Macon. was the first
formed. and efforts are now being made TO
organize divisions all over the State. Mr.
w h. Hill. of Macon. met Mr.. ,Jemison at
the Kimball House. in Atlanta. on the night
of the dav when prohibition was carried in
that city, and had conversation with him
on the subject He gives the following as
the substances of what was said; II am o.
posed to prohibition as a policv.n said Mr.
Jemison with emphasis-"I don't be-
leye would ever be willing TO vote for IL
but 7 would be willing and Glad to do all in
Z my power to break it down. What I con-
eiser to be the chief evil connected with
MF1p KING is orr American habit of treating
: IL causes a man to drink when he don't
Var,t To. and nearly always causes him 10
fske more theu he wants II is ce,tainlyr
: 4be orreatest csuse of intennerance and i'm,
slr,,..serste d,.inxing To iIhsfrate. A friend
If ,1ina lately mentioned tbis circunost,nce
Habad heen IN fo,. several davs At Browns
Hofej in Macon and LATE one everi,,o inst
lsxff,re s,,nTe, went down into the narr9or1
INTENDING In tata a sIiyht stimnIant as on
I. ,a;8 To di1aetion TJa JTd not ,,ead ord d;d
,,cf yJont e,,T, ,,,o,.a '''-O N'N'
~ s-|y.--N..s'
oB1ECIloNs TO TREATING.
FBy the time the bartender put out the
gl8ss along come friend, who had just ar
rived on one OF the evening trains. OF
/ cpurse the gentleman felt inclined to take
to1ething, with him and they drank to-
Kether. They stayed there a few minutes
W1len, in obedience to the usages of treating,
the man invited his friend to drink. 1t was
hard to refuse and the second drink was
taken Just as they were about to leave the
bar in came third gentleman, COM
o 5 ateiea JsU re h Oh o ne W lo
insisted tbev should tal,e n drink With him
and thew took il And thus fine GONZALES,
cent marty had ia take three drinks when he
only wanted one Before they
left in came another friend and
fine treats went fine rounds again
This was lxert nm fill fine sick man was in
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